dual booting W7 and ubuntu? will it screw over the bootloader?

[Snickerzz]

I want to instal Ubuntu 13.04 along side windows 7 and was wondering if it would screw up the bootloader to where i cant boot windows or if i decide to delete the ubuntu partition will it delete the bootloader all together? thanks c:

[IMA UNICORN]

use a program called 'easyBCD' it edits and creates bootloaders and you can still boot into win7 with it after the ubuntu partition is deleted then you can turn off the bootloader screen in easyBCD so its like ubuntu was never there if you decide to uninstall

[NaftaLord]

Ubuntu installs Grub2 boot loader that gives you the option to boot ubuntu or windows, it normally works

without problems, if you delete ubuntu later you need to reinstall windows bootloader, but you can

fix that with windows cd.

here's a bit info how to do that

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/32523/how-to-manually-repair-windows-7-boot-loader-problems/

[L.E.D]

As said earlier Ubuntu will install the Grub2 boot loader to boot into either OS, on startup you are greeted with an option for either OS, If wanted to remove the Ubuntu partition you will need to repair the Windows boot loader, to do that just follow the link here,

 

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/32523/how-to-manually-repair-windows-7-boot-loader-problems/

 

It is the same as NaftaLord's link because there is no need to find another one, the information is all there.

 

Nathan

[Billbob]

Usually it goes fine, if not the above is good for fixing the windows side, and the package below is good on the linux side, when ran from a live image (in my experience for fixing grub, especially on uefi systems).

 

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair

[Darell3]

nah it wont screw it up. I have a computer with W7 and Ubuntu on dual boot. Its fine.

[tito]

Best thing would be to keep them in separate hard drivers, so if you decide to get rid of ubuntu, then the windows partition wont even notice, but if you install ubuntu and windows in the same drive, ubuntun will install GRUB on the same HDD as Windows obviously and this can cause later problems if you wanna get rid of GRUB.

So, basically my advice is, if you can install them in separate drivers, if not, you will have to read a bit if you decide to get rid of ubuntu and grub, but dont worry, it is a very simple process with the windows cd/dvd.

[Snickerzz]

Best thing would be to keep them in separate hard drivers, so if you decide to get rid of ubuntu, then the windows partition wont even notice, but if you install ubuntu and windows in the same drive, ubuntun will install GRUB on the same HDD as Windows obviously and this can cause later problems if you wanna get rid of GRUB.

So, basically my advice is, if you can install them in separate drivers, if not, you will have to read a bit if you decide to get rid of ubuntu and grub, but dont worry, it is a very simple process with the windows cd/dvd.

I was going to install ubuntu to my hdd, W7 is on the ssd